Asian Countries to Discuss Nonproliferation

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations’ 23-member regional forum is set to discuss later this week a draft document calling for increased efforts to prevent terrorists from acquiring weapons of mass destruction, according to Agence France-Presse (see GSN, March 17).

Foreign ministers from ASEAN Regional Forum members are set to discuss the document during talks Friday in Jakarta, AFP reported. A draft of the document calls on members to strengthen export controls and enforcement and to fully implement any international nonproliferation treaties to which they belong (Agence France-Presse, June 28).

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